woolly-headed

[woo l-ee-hed-id]

adjective

having hair of a woolly texture or appearance.
marked by fuzzy thinking; muddleheaded; dim-witted.

Origin of woolly-headed

First recorded in 1640–50

Related formswool·ly-head·ed·ness, noun

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Historical Examples of woolly-headed

The woolly-headed one rolled his eyes in enjoyment of his sudden importance.
The Luminous Face
Carolyn Wells
The congregation was black and woolly-headed—Hottentots chiefly, I believe, though there may have been some Kafirs amongst them.
Six Months at the Cape
R.M. Ballantyne
They are woolly-headed, nearly black, and of almost dwarfish stature.
The Philippines Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2)
Dean Conant Worcester
The woolly-headed race, and another resembling the Indian, are not uncommon.
The Mission to Siam, and Hu the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2
George Finlayson
Elegantly-dressed ladies in magnificent litters were borne by Sicambri in red livery, or by woolly-headed Ethiopians.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2
Ernst Eckstein